Comments on: Extra Frugal – How Frugal Can You Go?

By: Marlene

Marlene — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:44:52 +0000

We buy large bottles of laundry detergent, and when it gets to the end, my husband props it up so a corner is facing down, then pops a hole in that corner and lets it drain into a cup….we get at least 3 loads worth of soap that would be thrown away!

By: jenn

jenn — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:27:04 +0000

Because of my hair dressing experiance, I know that you don’t need an elaborate amount of lather to het clean hair. I have alway’s used a travel shampoo bottle filled half full of shampoo the rest water. Shake till it’s blended.I have made a 12 oz. A 12 oz. Bottle of shampoo has lasted me up to a year or more. Having color treated hair, I need to. Use good shampoos but being frugal want to make sure I get my dollars worth out of an expensive solon shampoo!

By: david

david — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:21:59 +0000

That’s great Dawn! Will have to try that one next time

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:41:40 +0000

I use a squeezer for my toothpaste, but I’m a fanatic when it comes to tubes of lotion for hands or face. I cut open the tube where the seamed end is and wrap a piece of saran wrap with a rubber band over the end to keep it from drying out. When my finger isn’t long enough anymore, I cut off some more till I get to the end. I have gotten as much as a 2 or 3 weeks worth of lotion and that is using it every day.
I have a friend who uses roll on deodorant and when she can’t get any more out, she has her husband cut the container open at the neck area, then she uses her finger to get more out. Hey, your underarms are supposed to be clean already, so why not? lol

By: marci

marci — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:12:45 +0000

Guilty

By: JBird

JBird — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:17:11 +0000

I use the flat edge of my comb to squeeze out as much toothpaste as possible. Basically like the toothpaste squeezer, but I have one anyway! I suspect any sort of flat blade-like implement would work (like the back of a place setting knife?)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:34:19 +0000

Yeah, we squeeze the toothpaste until our fingers are finally glad we give it up!!
I read your post a while back about hauling your own trash, and boy does it sound worth while. We make 1 bag of trash a week but I can’t find a dump anywhere nearby!! Guess that one won’t work for me and I’ll have to keep paying the trash company:(

By: david

david — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:37:03 +0000

I am sure they are, but I didn’t have to buy anything to get it out.

By: cheryl

cheryl — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:02:31 +0000

I bought one of these toothpaste squeezers at the dollar store. Gets all the paste out without having to cut it open.

http://epicfu.com/blog/2008/05/ideas-worth-their-weight-tooth.html

By: david

david — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:39:39 +0000

I am with you on that, we really watched our temps this winter too!